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Element Categories:
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Decoder:
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Encoder:
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Converter:
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A converter has one or more source pads and one or more sink pads.
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Converter pads may have different caps templates. Converters are
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expected
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Filter:
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A filter has one source and one sink pad. These pads have the same
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caps and (thus) the same caps template.
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Filters generally do not handle events.
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Filters may have interfaces.
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Filters are generally not autoplugged unless they have interfaces.
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Source:
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A source has one source pad and no sink pads.
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Sources usually handle events.
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Sources may have interfaces.
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Sources are not autoplugged.
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Sink:
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A sink has one sink pad and no source pads.
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Sources usually handle events.
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Sources may have interfaces.
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Sinks are not autoplugged.
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Converter/Colorspace
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